Green light for EU-UK fishing opportunities agreement for 2025

Published 2024년 12월 9일

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The European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on fishing opportunities for 2025 in shared waters, which the EU Council states includes over 80 total allowable catches (TACs) of jointly managed fish stocks. The pact guarantees the community club's fleet 428,000 tons of fish, valued at nearly 1.4 billion euros, and provides reciprocal access to albacore fishing waters. The negotiations were based on scientific advice and socio-economic considerations, with an aim to prevent overfishing and allow stock recovery. Separately, the EU has also agreed on quotas and reciprocal access to Norwegian waters, although an agreement on blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandinavian herring is still pending.

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The agreement includes more than 80 total allowable catches or TACs of jointly managed fish stocks The Council of the European Union (EU), which brings together the member states, gave the green light on Monday to the agreement between the community club and the United Kingdom on fishing opportunities for the year 2025 in the waters shared by the two parties, which was closed last Friday. The agreement includes more than 80 total allowable catches or TACs (the maximum quantities of fish from specific areas that can be fished) of fish stocks jointly managed by the EU and the United Kingdom, according to the Council in a statement. The European Commission (EC), in another statement, detailed that the pact guarantees 428,000 tons for the fleet of the community club, "whose value is estimated at almost 1.4 billion euros according to historical wholesale prices in the EU, adjusted for inflation." "This agreement is important because the negotiated stocks represent the majority of ...

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